Re: [Videolib] Flash!

Flash is an Adobe program that was initially developed to animate graphics (all
those anoying splash screens that come up on commercial web sites). Adobe
subsequently figured out a way to compress and stream video using this program.
The cost of the encoding software is fairly steep, but it may be worth it.

PS...you aren't really thinking about streaming a feature film are you?
Say "no" or Jessica will be on your case shortly...

Quoting Ciara Healy <cmhealy@waketech.edu>:

> Dear Gary,> I am very, very interested in this Flash business as a way to stream video.> I just had a conversation with an instructor who was, I think, trying to use> the fallacy of appeal to pity on me to authorize copies of films for his> musical theater class. His students couldn't watch Fiddler on the Roof AND> discuss it all in the course of the three hour class. They can't be expected> to watch the reserve copies in the library either because it is so long.> There are not enough copies for them to each have one all week. Also, I don't> check out my NetFlix rentals to students. I really think he wanted me to make> copies for the students. In turn, I wanted to ask him how come he structured> his class this way every semester....> > Anyway, I mentioned this fascinating Flash thing I read about this morning.> He loves the idea ov video on demand through his courseware. Could you say> some more (in a very general way) about how Flash works to stream media and> how you keep the copyright nannies off your case?> > Ciara> > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and> distributors.>

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